197: Chapter 197 The Kunyuan Secret Realm Reopens!

Bi Luo accepted the jade tablet with both hands, her fingertips stroking the warm, smooth surface as she kowtowed in gratitude.

"Bi Luo will not fail the trust of the tribe!"

"Please rest assured, Clan Chief, Bi Luo will do her utmost to seize an Opportunity for the tribe!"

The Kunyuan Secret Realm opens once every hundred years. It is a space created by an ancient Immortal Lord, filled with endless blessed lands and countless Heaven And Earth Treasure.

Most enviable of all are the supreme blessed lands capable of nurturing heaven and earth qi.

For Foundation Establishment Cultivator, this place is the Heaven Rank to leap over the dragon gate; it can be said to be the greatest source of Opportunity on the Xuanling Continent!

In a blink of an eye, three more years passed, and the hundred-year deadline arrived as expected.

White Cloud Temple, in front of the Meeting Hall on the Main Peak.

The morning bell struck nine times, its waves echoing through the mountains.

Sun Yao stood outside the hall in a plain white Daoist robe, her hands behind her back.

After decades of closed-door cultivation, she had forced her cultivation to the Perfection of the Foundation Establishment Stage. Strands of gray hair were mixed in with her black hair.

Most of her Lifespan had been consumed; this trip was a matter of success or failure.

Daoist Yun Du stepped out of the hall holding a whisk.

The old Daoist looked around at the ten elites below the stage and sighed heavily.

"Sun Yao, Sun Lin, Sun Qiyan, Lu Xun, Sun Chengzhu, plus the Zhao Clan twins and the three heroes of the Yun Clan, you ten represent the lineage of White Cloud Temple."

"This trip to Kunyuan is a matter of life and death."

"The Sect has given you everything it has; how much you bring back depends on your own fortune, but remember, preserving your lives is the priority."

The ten people below the stage bowed in unison, but no one spoke.

Having cultivated to this point, there was no need for unnecessary words.

At the peak of Zixiao Peak, thunderclouds hung low.

Shi Jian lay by the side of the Thunder Pool, yawning. Ten Yao Beast of various shapes stood neatly below the stone platform.

Bi Luo wore a wide cloak, Kuang Dou exhaled crimson flames, and the two giant bears, Shi Mo and Shi Pan, were like iron towers...

Thunder crackled and darted through Lei Nu's fur.

Xiong Shan and Shuang Yu represented the Primitive and Frost Snow lineages respectively.

In addition, there was Elder Rat of the Spirit Rat Lineage, plus the leader representing Mushou Mountain: Thunder Badger, and the representative of the White Fox clan: Bai Ling.

These ten Foundation Establishment Great Demon were the representatives of the Spirit Beast side of White Cloud Temple for this trip.

"I will only state the rules once."

Shi Jian raised his heavy bear paw and tapped his fingertips on the stone surface, making a crisp sound: "After entering, you will listen to Sun Yao's command as a whole."

"Among the ten of you, you don't need to worry too much about the lives of the others, but Lu Xun cannot die. Protect this kid's life as much as possible."

"But primarily, prioritize securing the interests of the Yao Race."

"As for heaven and earth qi, snatch it if you can, but if you can't, don't throw your lives away. As long as the green mountains remain, there is no need to worry about firewood."

"Our Yao Race has long lives; if you fail once, you can just come back next time."

"You are all elites of the various departments of our Yao Race, and I do not wish for you to fall within the Secret Realm..."

As he spoke, Shi Jian's mind moved, and he sent ten rays of thunder light into the bodies of the Yao, which might save their lives in a crisis.

"Everyone, please take care of yourselves."

"The Yao Race has yet to rise, so you must not be careless..."

Two days later, the flying ship pierced through the air.

The Kunyuan Mountain Range are located in the center of the Xuanling Continent, with peaks like swords piercing the clouds.

They are shrouded in thick miasma all year round, and only the once-in-a-century Spiritual Qi tide can tear open a rift reaching the core.

When the flying ship of White Cloud Temple arrived, the periphery of the mountains was already crowded with people.

The Taiqing Sect and Xuanqing Sect of the Wei State, the four major Sects of the Righteous Path of the Liang Kingdom, the Shangqing lineage of the Qingcang Kingdom, and a small number of Loose Cultivator groups had all gathered here.

Looking around, various escape lights intertwined like a net, and the noise was deafening.

Daoist Yun Du stood at the bow of the ship, his gaze passing over the heavy sea of clouds and landing on a flying ship painted with cyan flowing cloud patterns.

"Old ghost Mountain Clearing, you're not dead yet?" Daoist Yun Du transmitted his voice.

On that flying ship, an old Daoist with white hair and beard looked up upon hearing the voice. It was the Golden Core Master of the Qingguang Sect, Mountain Clearing.

The old Daoist had seventy years of Lifespan left, and the wrinkles on his face were deep enough to crush a fly, yet he was still full of vigor.

The two Sects' flying ships drew closer.

Immortal Master Mountain Clearing led fifteen Disciples and jumped onto the deck of White Cloud Temple.

"Fellow Daoist Yun, do not mock this old man. Being able to survive for another sixty years is already not bad; this old man is content."

Immortal Master Mountain Clearing stroked his beard and laughed, his gaze sweeping over the White Cloud Temple camp.

Seeing the ten Spirit Beast with restrained Demonic Qi, the old Daoist's eyelids twitched slightly: "These Spirit Beast must be the juniors of Fellow Daoist Shi. Truly, each generation is better than the last!"

Shi Jian transformed into the size of an ordinary bear and squatted at Daoist Yun Du's feet, rolling his eyes. This old man was used to saying polite things.

The two Sects had always been on good terms and had a covenant.

Qingguang Sect had dispatched fifteen elites this time, specializing in poison, sword, and wood Dao. The leader was named: Liu Qing, Late Foundation Establishment Stage, whose poison techniques were superb.

He must be the Disciple cultivated by Immortal Master Mountain Clearing.

In all likelihood, he would be the one to succeed Immortal Master Mountain Clearing in the future. It was unknown if this kid would be able to successfully achieve Core Formation.

Inside the council cabin —

Daoist Yun Du, Mountain Clearing, and Shi Jian took their seats, while Sun Yao and Liu Qing stood by the side.

"The situation is not optimistic."

Immortal Master Mountain Clearing unfolded a sheepskin map and pointed his fingertips at several red circles: "The Taiqing Sect and the Xuanqing Sect have formed a deadly alliance. The two families have brought over three hundred Foundation Establishment Disciple here."

"The Liang Kingdom side is also coming aggressively."

"There are even rumors that although the Demon Sect of the Jin State was deprived of their quota, they secretly bribed some Loose Cultivator to sneak in."

Shi Jian grabbed a Spiritual Plant fruit from the table and tossed it into his mouth to chew.

"No matter how many come, we just need to stick together."

"With twenty-five people and ten Spirit Beast, this combat power thrown into the Secret Realm, as long as we don't actively provoke the main forces of those big Sects, walking sideways won't be a problem."

Daoist Yun Du nodded in agreement.

"The Kunyuan Secret Realm is divided into the periphery, the inner ring, and the core blessed land group."

"The periphery mostly contains hundred-year Spiritual Plant, the inner ring has incomplete Legacy, and our goal is directly the core blessed land group."

"heaven and earth qi will only likely appear there..."

"This time, I don't know how many Disciples will die after entering. To be honest, I really don't want to let Lu Xun go in."

Hearing this, Shi Jian remained unmoved.

"He still needs to be tempered. True gold fears no fire. You can protect him for a while, but can you protect him for a lifetime?"

"Furthermore, without heaven and earth qi, even for a Variant Spirit Root to achieve Core Formation, the success rate of doing it on his own is only two or three percent..."

"He is still young, let him explore once."

"If it doesn't work this time, so be it. At least in the next hundred years, he will have another chance. There will always be a little more hope."

Mountain Clearing and Daoist Yun Du could not help but shake their heads and sigh upon hearing this.

There was no other way.

They could only let these juniors fight to the death and leave it to fate...